Fold (fōld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Folded; p. pr. & vb. n. Folding.] [OE. folden, falden, AS. fealdan; akin to OHG. faltan, faldan, G. falten, Icel. falda, Dan. folde, Sw. fålla, Goth. falþan, cf. Gr. di-plasios twofold, Skr. pu&tsdot_;a a fold. Cf. Fauteuil.] 1. To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.
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As a vesture shalt thou fold them up. Heb. i. 12.
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2. To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.
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3. To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.
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A face folded in sorrow. J. Webster.
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We will descend and fold him in our arms. Shak.
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4. To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
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Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses. Shak.
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Fold, n. [From Fold, v. In sense 2 AS. -feald, akin to fealdan to fold.] 1. A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication.
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Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of folds of linen. Bacon.
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Folds are most common in the rocks of mountainous regions. J. D. Dana.
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2. Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four.
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3. That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace.
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Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold. Shak.
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Fold net, a kind of net used in catching birds.
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Fold, v. t. To confine in a fold, as sheep.
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